Enviro-Health Links - Keeping the Artist Safe: Hazards of Arts and Crafts Materials
Overview
- Art Safety
Environmental Protection, Health & Safety, California State University at Monterey Bay - Artist Safety
Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health & Science University - Exposing Ourselves to Art
Scott Fields. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 105, Number 3, March 1997 - Health & Safety Bibliographic Resources and Resource Guides in Art Conservation
CoOL – Conservation Online, Stanford University Libraries - Health and Safety
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work - Health and the Arts Program
The Occupational Health Service Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago - Online Health and Safety in the Arts Library
The Occupational Health Service Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago - Safety in the arts
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Studio Safety
Gamblin Artists Colors - Theater and Art Safety
Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Connecticut College
Schools and Art Materials
- Education – Art Hazards
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California - Introduction to Waste Management for Artists and Schools
Environmental Protection, Health & Safety, California State University at Monterey Bay - Pollution Prevention for Arts Education
Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center
Specific Art Materials
- Complete Safety and Use Information for Ceramic Products and Art Materials in the Classroom and Studio (PDF, 1.7 MB)
American Art Clay Company, Inc. - Health & Safety in the Arts : Database of Art Mediums
Environmental Management Division, City of Tucson, AZ - Metalworking Fluids
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Photographic Chemicals
University of California, Davis
Bibliographies
- Health Hazards for the Artist Bibliography (PDF, 50 KB)
Gund Library, Cleveland Institute of Art - Health Hazards in the Arts: Information for Artists, Craftspeople, and Photographers
RIT Libraries, Rochester Institute of Technology
Standards for Art Materials
- Standards on Artists' Materials
ASTM International - ACTIVE STANDARD: D4236-94(2005) Standard Practice for Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards
ASTM International - Labeling of Art Materials
California State University Monterey Bay
Regulations and Policy
Statutes
- Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act
Public Law 100-695;
Codified at 15 USC §1277
Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives - 15 USC § 1277 - U.S. Code
Legal Information Institute
Cornell University Law School
Regulations
- Code of Federal Regulations
16 CFR PART 1500--HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES;
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
NOTE: 16 CFR 1500.14(b)(8) Art Materials
(includes ASTM D-4236 standard incorporated as CPSC regulation by LHAMA statute) - Federal Register - 57 FR 46626
Labeling Requirements for Art Materials Presenting Chronic Hazards;
Guidelines for Determining Chronic Toxicity of Products Subject to the FHSA;
Supplementary Definition of “Toxic” Under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (PDF, 5 MB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Guidance and explanatory information
- Federal Register - 60 FR 8188
Statement of Policy or Interpretation; Enforcement Policy for Art Materials (Final Rule) (PDF, 12 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Federal Register - 60 FR 53266
Statement of Policy or Interpretation; Clarification of Enforcement Policy for Art Materials (PDF, 20 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Law Requires Review and Labeling of Art Materials Including Children’s Art and Drawing Products (PDF, 15 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products
MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
- Jewelry cleaners
Medical Encyclopedia - Oil-based paint poisoning
Medical Encyclopedia - Paints - emulsion type
Medical Encyclopedia - Paints - lacquer and varnish removers
Medical Encyclopedia - Rubber cement
Medical Encyclopedia - Watercolors
Medical Encyclopedia - Wood alcohol
Medical Encyclopedia
NLM Catalog - Access to information about books and other materials in NLM's catalog
Información en Español
- Alcohol de madera
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Acuarelas
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Intoxicación con pinturas a base de aceite
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Pegamento de caucho
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Pinturas de tipo emulsión
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Productos para limpiar joyas
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Removedores de pintura, laca y barniz
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus
Disclaimer
Reference to an external Internet resource on this server does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by the National Library of Medicine of the services or views described in that resource.
PDF documents can be viewed with the free Adobe® Reader